Course detail

Introduction to mechanical engineering

FAST-1W2Acad. year: 2021/2022

Signification and development of mechanical engineering. Basic manufacturing and economic concepts, quantitative and qualitative indices of manufacture, technical standardisation and its role.
Technical materials for mechanical manufacture, their properties, manufacture and use in practice. Ferrous and non-ferrous metals and their alloys. Non-metallic materials in mechanical engineering. Rolled materials (kinds and shapes). Stress of machine components – principles for machine structure strength.
Parts of machines. Joints, connecting parts, fixed and flexible joints, moving parts, shafts, couplings, brakes, mechanical gears, bearings, lubrication of mechanical plants.
Through-flow parts. Piping and fittings, hydraulic elements, closures, boilers.
Machines and power. Conversion of energy, efficiency, power sources. Internal combustion motors (principles, comparison, accessories and cooling of combustion motors, fuels, lubrication). Working machines (pumps, compressors, ventilators).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Guarantor

Ing. Svatava Henková, CSc.

Department

Institute of Technology, Mechanisation and Construction Management (TST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of technical drawing.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Introduction into the subject. Technical standardization. Fundamentals of mechanical technical drawing. Prescribing of dimension precision. Prescribing of surface roughness. Prescribing of geometry tolerances. Imaging and figuring of mechanical components and construction elements.
Technical materials. Material properties. Ferrous metals. Non-ferrous metals. Non-metallic materials. Heat treatment. Fundamentals of machining.
Joining pars. Dismountable connections. Screw joints. Joints by pins, springs and bolts. Connection of shaft with hub.
Undismountable joints. Welds. Bolt joints. Rivet joints. Soldered joints. Gluing. Pressing.
Springs. Bearings. Sliding bearings. Rolling bearings. Moving shafts. Shaft bolts.
Shaft couplings. Non-flexible couplings. Flexible couplings. Telescopic couplings. Safety couplings.
Brakes. Shoe brakes. Band brakes. Disk brakes..
Mechanical gears. Belt drives. Chain drives. Gar drives. Rope drives. Friction drives.
Mechanisms. Screw mechanism. Crank mechanisms. Hydrostatic and hydrodynamic mechanisms. Pneumatic mechanisms.
Pumps. Principle. Piston pumps. Membrane pumps. Centrifugal pumps. Sludge pumps.
Piping. Fixtures. Piping connection. Valves. Taps. Gate valves. Flaps. Types of pipes.
Compressors. Piston compressors. Rotational compressors. Fans. Blowers. Cooling equipment. Air conditioning units.
Combustion engines. Spark ignition engines. Diesel engines. Accessories of combustion engines. Cooling of combustion motors. Lubrication of combustion motors. Gas and combustion turbines.
Complete care of machinery. Corrosion and surface treatment of products.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Teaching the students to read and create mechanical technical documentation. Making them acquainted with principal mechanical components, mechanical assemblies and systems. They learn basic mechanical materials used in mechanical and building production and their machining and joining. The main stress is laid on drive units, generators, compressors. Attention is given to anticorrosive protection.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Bartoš, F.: Části strojů. SNTL Praha 1969
Pluhař, K.: Strojírenské materiály. SNTL Praha 1979
Trávníček, F.: Strojnictví a elektrotechnika. FAST VUT Brno 1983

Recommended reading

Suchomel, P.: Základy strojnictví I., II.. FS VUT Brno 1990

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Svatava Henková, CSc.

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Svatava Henková, CSc.